Comments for Two Texans Down Under http://2texansdownunder.com Australia is a lot like home, but really different. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:39:42 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Getting set to tute at uni by Julia http://2texansdownunder.com/2009/03/07/getting-set-to-tute-at-uni/comment-page-1/#comment-452 Julia Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:39:42 +0000 http://2texansdownunder.com/?p=219#comment-452 Bob, have fun as a grad student. I am happy and sad. It is good to know that there is always another career around the corner. Bob, have fun as a grad student. I am happy and sad. It is good to know that there is always another career around the corner.

]]> Comment on Getting set to tute at uni by Bob http://2texansdownunder.com/2009/03/07/getting-set-to-tute-at-uni/comment-page-1/#comment-451 Bob Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:16:59 +0000 http://2texansdownunder.com/?p=219#comment-451 Thanks, Francine. Thanks, Kathy. Yesterday I got a key, a card, and a desk at UQ. Today I tute. Wish me luck. -- Bob Thanks, Francine. Thanks, Kathy. Yesterday I got a key, a card, and a desk at UQ. Today I tute. Wish me luck. — Bob

]]> Comment on Getting set to tute at uni by Kathy | Virtual Impax http://2texansdownunder.com/2009/03/07/getting-set-to-tute-at-uni/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Kathy | Virtual Impax Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:12:48 +0000 http://2texansdownunder.com/?p=219#comment-450 CONGRATULATIONS!!! Yet another adventure begins!!! <abbr><em>Kathy | Virtual Impaxs last blog post..<a href="http://virtualimpax.com/2009/03/09/customer-relationships/" rel="nofollow">Do you think you work with corporations or individuals?</a></abbr></em> CONGRATULATIONS!!! Yet another adventure begins!!!

Kathy | Virtual Impaxs last blog post..Do you think you work with corporations or individuals?

]]> Comment on Getting set to tute at uni by Francine http://2texansdownunder.com/2009/03/07/getting-set-to-tute-at-uni/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Francine Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:29:09 +0000 http://2texansdownunder.com/?p=219#comment-449 Congratulations, Bob! I would sure miss your blog if you don't have the time for it any more, but I have to believe that you'll have many interesting stories to relate about your students and I hope we'll be the recipients of some of them. Congratulations, Bob! I would sure miss your blog if you don’t have the time for it any more, but I have to believe that you’ll have many interesting stories to relate about your students and I hope we’ll be the recipients of some of them.

]]> Comment on Getting set to tute at uni by Bob http://2texansdownunder.com/2009/03/07/getting-set-to-tute-at-uni/comment-page-1/#comment-447 Bob Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:19:30 +0000 http://2texansdownunder.com/?p=219#comment-447 Thanks, Gay. I'm only a LITTLE nervous and I've pledged to do all this in a stress-free manner, insofar as that is possible. My more cynical post-grad friends say things like, "You'll enjoy it. For the first year of so." But I plan to enjoy it all the way through. -- Bob <abbr><em>Bobs last blog post..<a href="http://2texansdownunder.com/2009/03/07/getting-set-to-tute-at-uni/" rel="nofollow">Getting set to tute at uni</a></abbr></em> Thanks, Gay. I’m only a LITTLE nervous and I’ve pledged to do all this in a stress-free manner, insofar as that is possible. My more cynical post-grad friends say things like, “You’ll enjoy it. For the first year of so.” But I plan to enjoy it all the way through. — Bob

Bobs last blog post..Getting set to tute at uni

]]> Comment on Getting set to tute at uni by Granny http://2texansdownunder.com/2009/03/07/getting-set-to-tute-at-uni/comment-page-1/#comment-446 Granny Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:33:58 +0000 http://2texansdownunder.com/?p=219#comment-446 Marvelous! Best of luck in the days ahead. It sounds like so much FUN! Marvelous! Best of luck in the days ahead. It sounds like so much FUN!

]]> Comment on Fires to the south, floods to the north by Bob http://2texansdownunder.com/2009/02/08/fires-to-the-south-floods-to-the-north/comment-page-1/#comment-444 Bob Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:21:33 +0000 http://2texansdownunder.com/?p=205#comment-444 Thanks for the correction, James. Maybe I feared nobody would believe the true numbers. Certainly it is hard to believe the ferocity of the fires in Victoria. Some folk have been warning us for years about climate change and now it seems that we are, as I heard someone on the news say this week, "between hell and high water." -- Bob Thanks for the correction, James. Maybe I feared nobody would believe the true numbers. Certainly it is hard to believe the ferocity of the fires in Victoria. Some folk have been warning us for years about climate change and now it seems that we are, as I heard someone on the news say this week, “between hell and high water.”
– Bob

]]> Comment on Fires to the south, floods to the north by James http://2texansdownunder.com/2009/02/08/fires-to-the-south-floods-to-the-north/comment-page-1/#comment-443 James Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:43:07 +0000 http://2texansdownunder.com/?p=205#comment-443 Hi Bob, You are underplaying the rain .... Paluma in North Queensland had 1600mm of rain in January alone, from the bureau of meteorology web site http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ60018.txt ... plus over 600mm in the last week (on BOM weekly stats page) so totals over 2200mm of rain (that's 86 inches!) in 6 weeks of 2009 - so lets not underestimate our excesses!!! Other places nearby aren't far behind, which is why 60% of our state, or more than the land area of Texas, is under water!!! People are starting to consider global warming as a contributor with these excesses, mentioning it more openly on the TV news etc. The Aboriginals have some stories passed down from generation to generation of massive floods, however it is impossible to know with any certainty how long ago they occurred. Cheers, James <abbr><em>Jamess last blog post..<a href="http://brisbaneuu.org.au/blog/?p=34" rel="nofollow">Men Transforming Men Workshops</a></abbr></em> Hi Bob, You are underplaying the rain …. Paluma in North Queensland had 1600mm of rain in January alone, from the bureau of meteorology web site http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ60018.txt … plus over 600mm in the last week (on BOM weekly stats page) so totals over 2200mm of rain (that’s 86 inches!) in 6 weeks of 2009 – so lets not underestimate our excesses!!! Other places nearby aren’t far behind, which is why 60% of our state, or more than the land area of Texas, is under water!!!
People are starting to consider global warming as a contributor with these excesses, mentioning it more openly on the TV news etc. The Aboriginals have some stories passed down from generation to generation of massive floods, however it is impossible to know with any certainty how long ago they occurred.
Cheers, James

Jamess last blog post..Men Transforming Men Workshops

]]> Comment on Fires to the south, floods to the north by Nancy Heege http://2texansdownunder.com/2009/02/08/fires-to-the-south-floods-to-the-north/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Nancy Heege Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:32:19 +0000 http://2texansdownunder.com/?p=205#comment-442 Hi, Bob. Just thought I'd check in on the news from Down Under since I've seen the coverage on wildfires. Glad to know you're not close to it. Still winter in Minnesota! :-) Hi, Bob. Just thought I’d check in on the news from Down Under since I’ve seen the coverage on wildfires. Glad to know you’re not close to it. Still winter in Minnesota! :-)

]]> Comment on Three sleepy but heart-felt cheers for us by Francine http://2texansdownunder.com/2009/01/20/three-sleepy-but-heart-felt-cheers-for-us/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Francine Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:42:37 +0000 http://2texansdownunder.com/?p=201#comment-440 You are so right, Bob. There is nothing but joy here. Let the healing begin. You are so right, Bob. There is nothing but joy here. Let the healing begin.

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